AUDIO
Interview with Margaret Amey
- Date
- 29 May 2001
- By
- Amey, Margaret Emma, 1931-
- Reference
- OHInt-0596/01
- Description
Margaret Emma Amey (nee Taylor) born Northland, Wellington, 1931. Describes family home in Farm Road; father's love of gardening; mother who was a great preserver and was secretary for Church Guild; wash day procedures and cooking on coal range. Recalls war years when father was in E P S (Emergency Precaution Scheme) and recalls air raid shelters and air raid practices at Northland School. Other topics covered include: college dances with Wellington East Girls' College and Wellington Boys' College and Anglican Church dances once a month; working years in Government Tourist Department, explaining career path; marriage and move to Linden 1953. Recalls neighbours in Linden, Doreen O'Hagen and Agnes Isbister and card game, 500, played on Friday nights. Refers to telephone system with most of Tawa having a party line. Describes roads in Linden and refers to local honesty with gumboots and umbrellas being left at Railway station on wet days for collection on way home. Refers to mobile deliveries - fish on Saturday and fruit deliveries to the door. Recalls rabbits being a popular meal. Recalls birth of children, with reference to Dr Findlay (Specialist) who had rooms in Willis St., Plunket Society and Dr Webb, local GP.
Access Contact - see oral history librarian
Interviewer(s) - Barbara Adams
Venue - Brasenose Place, Tawa
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009348-009349
Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.16 Hours and minutes Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3020.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use may require the written permission of the donor Copyright: Barbara Adams
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Tawa women oral history project
- Format
- 2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1.16 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Sony Dolby DCNR with twin microphones (Walkman professional)
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Interview with Margaret Amey, printed abstract
Date: 29 May 2001
From: Tawa women oral history project
Reference: OHA-3020
Description: Interviewer(s) - Barbara Adams Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 1.16 Hours and minutes Duration.
Interview with Margaret Amey, tape two
Date: 29 May 2001
From: Tawa women oral history project
Reference: OHC-009349
Description: Interviewer(s) - Barbara Adams Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 16 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Margaret Amey, tape one
Date: 29 May 2001
From: Tawa women oral history project
Reference: OHC-009348
Description: Interviewer(s) - Barbara Adams Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.